Farmhouse on a working cider farm

Old farmhouse which has been renovated to a high standard. The farm is close to many amenities but is at the end of a half mile dirt track, so very secluded and therefore ideal for those concerned about COVID-19. The owners, Annie & Andy, live in a converted barn next door & make farmhouse cider: Hallets The farmhouse has been recently renovated, has a large farmhouse kitchen with an AGA, 3 double bedrooms with 2 bathrooms upstairs, and a shower room downstairs. There is a large living room with a wood burning stove, and a separate dining room. You enter the house to a parlour for boots and coats where you will also find a washing machine, tumble drier and belfast sink. The downstairs shower room is beyond the parlour. If you are unsure about using an AGA for cooking, there is also an electric cooker, a gas hob and a microwave oven. The outside space is pretty large given that it's on a farm and you would have access to the gardens and ponds on the farm, as well as a seating area in the front garden of the house itself. The farm is 25 acres and you are welcome to explore the whole farm where you will find sheep and cider apple orchards. There are many walks and cycle routes around the farm. Guests booking should note that there is also a 12 bed bunkhouse on the farm aimed at cyclists and walkers so this may also be booked at the time of your stay. As we live next door in a converted barn we will be on hand to help you with whatever you need, or we can leave you in peace to enjoy the space on your own. We can recommend local activities and places of interest but you will find a book in the farmhouse which will help you with this kind of thing. The nearest house to the farm is half a mile away, right at the entrance to the dirt track so you won't be bothered by any noise. There is loads to do in the local area including dinghy sailing at Llandegfedd Reservoir near Pontypool, mountain biking at Cwmcarn Forest Drive which is a lovely place to drive through and picnic or a zip wire over a lake in Chepstow. The farm is 20 miles from Cardiff, 12 miles from Newport, 10 miles from the market towns of Abergavenny and Usk. Lots of good pubs and restaurants locally, including Caerleon and a great Indian restaurant in Rogerstone as well as a great take-away in Newbridge, 2 miles from the farm. You will need a car to get to the farm and the half mile track to the house is a rough track. There is a railway station in Newbridge where you can travel by train to Cardiff, leaving the car in the station car par. There is also a railway station in Pontypool New Inn with links to more destinations and there are plenty of local buses. The farm is 1000 feet above sea level so it's a climb if you want to walk. The closest pubs are the Hafodyrynys Inn, or The Otter and Annie and Andy have walked home from these many a time; always easier when you've had a few! You can also catch a bus from Newbridge which gives you a shorter walk to the farm. The cider shed is beyond the farmhouse so won't affect your stay but if you would like to see around it, Andy will be happy to show you. As he works from home he is always around the farm in the day time. The farm is licenced and open to the public so from time to time people come up to buy cider, which of course you would be welcome to do.